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Governor
  
Political party
  
Role
  
American Politician

Party
  
Democratic Party

Preceded by
  
Name
  
Leven Ellis

Died
  
January 4, 1968

Succeeded by
  
Leven H. Ellis
Born
  
April 6, 1881 (
1881-04-06
)

Leven Handy Ellis (April 6, 1881 – January 4, 1968) was an American politician who served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1943 to 1947.

Ellis was born in Nixburg, in Coosa County, Alabama. He obtained a B. Ped degree from Troy Normal School in 1907, and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Alabama in 1909. Ellis practiced law in Columbiana, Alabama. He served as a State Senator from 1927-1931, a Representative in the Alabama Legislature from 1936-1943, and a mayor of Columbiana for two terms. In 1948, Ellis served as an Alabama delegate at the Democratic National Convention. After Hubert Humphrey's address, Ellis led 13 members of the Alabama delegation (that was also joined by the entire Mississippi delegation) in a walk out, leading to the creation of the short-lived Dixiecrat political party.

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Leven H. Ellis Wikipedia


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